Training load

Volume, intensity, density, external and internal load, and the session-RPE method to measure it simply.

The outline, topic by topic

Each topic is weighted the way the exam weighs it.

Volume: what is it?
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Amount of work: duration, distance, number of reps or tonnage.
It is the "how much".
Two players run the same 8 km; one rates it 4, the other 8. What follows?
- Same external load, different internal loads
- Same internal load, different external loads
- Same external load and same internal load
- Perceived effort says nothing about load
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Same external load, different internal loads
Internal load guides individualisation.
Intensity: what is it?
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How hard the effort is: speed, load lifted, heart rate.
It is the "how hard".
Why track load week after week?
- To keep it identical from one week to the next
- To avoid sharp rises that expose athletes to injury
- To raise it as fast as possible every week
- To do without the athlete's view of their fatigue
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To avoid sharp rises that expose athletes to injury
Load spikes often precede injuries.